Rivers in Ohio

Cuyahoga River at Jaite

Cuyahoga County, OhioNWS JAIO1USGS 04206425Brooklyn Heights office

Below flood stage
3.36ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
14.38 ft2014

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood18.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 16.00 ftPortions of Riverview Road inundated west of the river south of Chippewa Creek and north of Boston Mills Road.
  2. 13.00 ftPortions of the Towpath Trail north of West Highland Road begin to flood.
  3. 12.00 ftVaughn Road flooded near the river with a foot or more of water over the roadway.
  4. 11.00 ftVaughn Road near the river begins to flood.

Crest history

21 crests on NOAA’s list since 2013.

#DateStage
1May 13, 201414.38 ft
2April 16, 201813.64 ft
3July 11, 201313.54 ft
4January 13, 201713.11 ft
5June 16, 201913.06 ft
6July 17, 202112.92 ft
7March 29, 202012.81 ft
8February 18, 202212.74 ft
9May 10, 202112.68 ft
10March 7, 202212.54 ft
11March 2, 201812.46 ft
12June 21, 201912.42 ft
13June 27, 201512.41 ft
14September 8, 202012.35 ft
15April 2, 202612.22 ft
16June 19, 202512.17 ft
17December 27, 201512.00 ft
18December 22, 201312.00 ft
19March 4, 202311.64 ft
20April 2, 202411.55 ft
21February 24, 201610.93 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 2, 2026: 12.22 ft
  • June 19, 2025: 12.17 ft
  • April 2, 2024: 11.55 ft
  • March 4, 2023: 11.64 ft
  • March 7, 2022: 12.54 ft
  • February 18, 2022: 12.74 ft
  • July 17, 2021: 12.92 ft
  • May 10, 2021: 12.68 ft
  • September 8, 2020: 12.35 ft
  • March 29, 2020: 12.81 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.